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January, 2007 (Volume 3, Number 1)


THE MIEM CONNECTION Brought to you by: Michigan Institute for Educational Management	January 2007 Volume 3 Number 1

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January–February 2007 Workshops... Register Now! Mark Your Calendar for These February Conferences
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January–February 2007 Workshops...Register Now!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE Aspiring Superintendents Location: LCC West, Lansing January 18, 2007, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm This program will provide the most recent information, professional advice and proven strategies for those aspiring to the superintendency. You will hear from the Superintendent of the Year, Labor Relations Consultant from MASB, Executive Director of MASA and other individuals to help you through the process of superintendency. Suspensions Aren't Working? Here's A Better Way! Location: MELG Building, Lansing January 23, 2007, 8:45 am – 4:00 pm Do you want to improve students' behavior and reduce your reliance on suspensions? Learn how Michigan schools are using "Restorative Conferences" to cut suspensions by 70% or more, improve student respect and accountability, address the needs of victims, engage even difficult parents into constructive problem-solving, and free administrative time for curriculum and teacher improvement. Balanced Leadership Location: Wayne RESA, January 30 - 31, 2007 • TofT February 1, 2007 Location: Genesee ISD, February 13 - 14, 2007 • TofT February 15, 2007 Location: Oakland Schools, March 7 - 8, 2007 • TofT March 9, 2007 Location: Wexford-Missaukee ISD (Cadillac), April 17 - 18, 2007 • TofT April 19, 2007 McREL has developed this consortium through leading-edge research on school leader and teacher impact on student achievement. The Michigan Balanced Leadership Consortia will consist of four, two-day sessions with an opportunity after each session for interested participants to attend a third day to participate in a training of the trainer session (TofT). Technology For Human Resource Management Location: LCC West, Lansing January 30, 2007, 8:45 am – noon This session reviews the necessary reports a Human Resource Specialist files such as the Registry Educational Personnel (REP) report. You'll also understand employee leave, seniority list and review the impact of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT). Performance Evaluations For Personnel Location: LCC West, Lansing January 30, 2007, 12:45 – 4:00 pm Learn how and when to evaluate employees, what documentation should be placed in the employee's file and what type of follow-up should be completed. Human Resource Leadership Location: MELG Building, Lansing February 6, 2007, 8:45 am – noon The principles of human resource management applied to a school district setting. Learn to hire, train, and motivate staff. Understand the basic laws and regulations which apply to human resource management. Student Discipline Location: MELG Building, Lansing February 6, 2007, 12:45 pm – 4 pm Explore behavior modification techniques and expectation to achieve classroom behavior on school buses. Develop an understanding of students' behavior, what works, what doesn't work and why. Learn to deal with students, staff and parents. Accounting For The Non-Accountants Location: LCC West, Lansing February 8, 2007, 8:45 am – 4 pm This session has been designed for administrators, accounting specialists, and business office staff who are not directly involved with or are new to the financial reporting of a school district. Savvy business officials will help you prepare a budget and teach you the accounting terminology to help you work more efficiently with your business office. Facilities For The Business Manager Location: LCC West, Lansing February 13, 2007, 8:45 am – noon The basic structure and function of building and grounds and maintenance operations, laws relating to school construction, environmental laws and regulations, planning maintenance programs and what to expect from your facilities director. Strategic Planning Location: LCC West, Lansing February 13, 2007, 12:45 pm – 4 pm This session will focus on team participation in the identification of short- and long-term goals in all aspects of school district activities. You will also assist in the making of a strategic plan that will move a district toward the achievement of its mission and goals. Implementation And Planning Location: MELG Building, Lansing February 15, 2007, 8:45 am – 4 pm How to plan for technology, including forecasting future needs and implementing new systems. This session will provide a more detailed look at technology planning than offered in the other courses and will provide tips and methods for evaluation of new and existing technology. The emerging use of distance learning technologies will also be addressed. Redefining Literacy For The 21st Century Location: Macomb ISD, 44001 Garfield Rd., Clinton Twp, MI 48038 February 28, 2007, 8 am – 3:30 pm This day-long session for middle and high school teachers and administrators will present an updated look at adolescent brain research, as well as a look at the demands of the global workplace and what is beyond the traditional content area strategies. The focus will be on strategies that support reading strategies that are not continuous prose such as document and quantitative literacy including technological literacy.
Mark Your Calendar for These February Conferences!
Middle School Summit Location: Macomb ISD, 44001 Garfield Rd., Clinton Twp, MI 48038 February 6, 2007, 8 am – 3:15 pm Tentative Agenda Register Online Keynote Speaker Pat Benson, Director of Michigan Schools in the Middle, Central Michigan University, will summarize the data and the best practices learned over the last several years of the Michigan Schools in the Middle program. The Summit will establish a forum in which participants can get a common understanding of effective middle school practices, to learn about the implications of the new high school graduation requirements and redesign on middle schools, to share ideas for proactive planning and to learn about promising middle school practices throughout the state. Online Experience: Interpret. Integrate. Implement. Michigan Virtual University Symposium Location: Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, East Lansing February 8, 2007, 8 am – 4 pm Register Online Register by FAX by February 5 MVU Symposium will provide practical information on how you can be successful in implementing online learning solutions for a wide-range of students in your district. Attend this symposium and walk away with confidence in meeting the new online graduation requirement. There is a great line-up of more than a dozen speakers representing local and intermediate school districts, higher education, the private sector and state government. The MVU 2007 Symposium welcomes superintendents, curriculum directors, high school and middle school principals and school board members. Questions? Email symposium@mivu.org. The Urban Project: Culturally Competent Schools: From the Boardroom to the Classroom February 15, 2007, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Eagle Eye Golf Club The Urban Project is all about making student success happen for urban students and closing the achievement gap. This conference will focus on strategies for improving student achievement, how to become a culturally competent school and gain tools to create opportunities in a declining environment. 2007 Michigan School Testing Conference Assessment in the K-12 Learning Environment Conference Schedule & Information Location: Kensington Court Hotel, Ann Arbor February 26 – 28, 2007 The conference format will consist of workshops on Monday, February 26 with general and clinic sessions on February 27 and 28. Monday workshop participants will have the option of choosing among the following three topics: The Power of Formative Assessment, (all day) presented by Karen Bailey, Solution Tree Test Preparation That Raises the Quality of ELA Instruction, (a.m. only) presented by Laura Schiller, Oakland Schools; and Administering the Michigan Merit Examination Assessments, (p.m. only) presented by Jim Griffiths, MDE; Diane Walters, ACT, and Brian Strauss, (Pearson Educational Measurement) On Tuesday, February 27, hear from Tom Clay, Citizens Research Council of Michigan and Jeremy Hughes, Deputy State Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer. Mr. Nolan Finley, from The Detroit News, will speak on Wednesday. There will be 18 clinics on both Tuesday and Wednesday which will address practical assessment issues facing schools today.
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